Whispering in the Leaves

Video of Chris Watson & David Attenborough talk

2010-08-11T15:43:35Z

If you missed this remarkable talk at the Royal Institution, you will shortly be able to view video highlights.

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10 August 2010

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7.30pm: Calls of the Wild - Chris Watson and Sir David Attenborough in Conversation - SOLD OUT Calls of the Wild: Sir David Attenborough and Chris Watson in conversation Tuesday 10 August, 7.30pm The Royal Institution, Albemarle Street, London W1S 4BS Chris Watson’s wildlife sound recordings are perhaps best known through his work with Sir David Attenborough on BBC television series including The Life of Birds, The Life of Mammals, Life in the Undergrowth and Life in Cold Blood. In this discussion, illustrated with tropical rainforest recordings used in Watson’s Whispering in the Leaves installation at Kew Gardens, Chris Watson and Sir David Attenborough talk about the animals heard in the piece, their experiences of filming and recording them, and the changing environment of the rainforest through the day. The conversation will be introduced by Richard Ranft, head of The British Library Sound Archive. **PLEASE NOTE THIS TALK IS NOW SOLD OUT. If you would like to add your name to a waiting list, please send an email to info@whisperingintheleaves.org with the subject line "10 August waiting list".**]]>

19 August 2010

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6.30pm: Projecting the Future - Visions from Art and Science Projecting the Future: Visions from Art and Science Thursday 19 August, 6.30pm BFI Southbank – NFT 3 Jem Finer, artist and musician (pictured left) Ed Gillespie, director of sustainability communications organisation Futerra Ian Pearson, futurologist (pictured right) Helen Heathfield (chair), associate director, energy and environment at Julie’s Bicycle As organisations such as the Natural Environment Research Council begin to make geo-engineering plans a reality, environmental science fiction is becoming science fact. Reflecting on specially curated footage from the Prelinger Archives, a panel of artists, scientists and campaigners will examine potential relationships between technology, science-fiction and the environment. Tickets and Booking: £5 by calling the BFI box office on 020 7928 3232 (11:30-20:30 daily), or £6.40 from ww.bfi.org.uk]]>

The Guardian, 7 June 2010

2010-06-29T15:23:08Z

"Rumbles in the jungle: Kew Gardens' eerie new sound installation" - Pascal Wyse. An audio slideshow introduction to Whispering in the Leaves. Interview by Pascal Wyse, photographs by Graeme Robertson. Click on the image below to watch and hear the full audio slideshow on the Guardian website:

Gramophone, 28 May 2010

2010-06-29T13:09:42Z

by Martin Cullingford "There are some quite extraordinary noises – the guttural croak of black howler monkeys, the short synthesiser-sounding bursts of the frogs, and the shimmering wall of insect noise ... This enjoyable installation works well either as offering visitors an unexpected (or even perhaps for many an unconsciously absorbed) ambient context to the surrounding plants, or as an immersive cycle of sound to be listened to and explored." Read the full review at www.gramophone.co.uk

Daily Telegraph, 28 May 2010

2010-06-29T12:34:49Z

"Chris Watson: sounds like a load of monkeys" - Florence Waters "The installation’s beauty is the simplicity of his offering: an opportunity to put our ears in nature’s darkest and most inaccessible places." Read the full review at www.telegraph.co.uk

19 July 2010

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9.45am-5.30pm: Workshop for adults with Chris Watson - SOLD OUT shoel.stadlen@soundandmusic.org]]>

9 August 2010

2010-05-12T14:04:40Z

9.45am-5.30pm: workshop for students with Chris Watson - SOLD OUT shoel.stadlen@soundandmusic.org]]>

10 August 2010

2010-05-12T14:04:20Z

9.45am-5.30pm: Workshop for adults with Chris Watson - SOLD OUT shoel.stadlen@soundandmusic.org]]>

23 August 2010

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9.45am-5.30pm: Workshop for adults with Chris Watson - SOLD OUT shoel.stadlen@soundandmusic.org]]>

24 August 2010

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9.45am-5.30pm: workshop for students with Chris Watson - SOLD OUT shoel.stadlen@soundandmusic.org]]>

Chris Watson

2010-04-30T14:47:34Z

Chris Watson produces recordings for film, television and radio, and sound installations. From the groaning of Icelandic glaciers, to underwater recordings of the Humboldt Current around the Galapagos Islands, to the purring of an adult cheetah, Watson has won awards for his exceptional work, which he says, “puts a microphone where you can’t put your ears”. He has won awards for his exceptional recording work for BBC natural history programmes by Sir David Attenborough and others, and has been awarded an honorary doctorate from the University of West England for his outstanding contribution to sound recording.  Prior to his sound recording career, Watson was a founding member of UK experimental music band Cabaret Voltaire and later, The Hafler Trio. His more recent solo albums include Outside the Circle of Fire, Stepping into the Dark (which won an Award of Distinction at the 2000 Prix Ars Electronica Festival in Linz, Austria) and the iconic Weather Report. www.chriswatson.net

Black Howler Monkeys

2010-04-29T23:03:37Z

Doves

2010-04-29T23:03:25Z

Evening Atmosphere

2010-04-29T23:03:06Z